Public Meeting for National Infrastructure Advisory Council
by Sean Moulton, 7/11/2003
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register that the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will hold a public meeting on the security of information systems for critical infrastructure on Tuesday, July 22, 2002. The Council advises the President on issues around security of information systems relating to the critical infrastructure supporting sectors of the economy including banking, finance, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency government services.
Agenda items include remarks by Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (DHS) Lt. General Frank Libutti, and status reports on vulnerability disclosure initiatives. The Federal Register notice states that interested parties can submit written comments before or after the meeting, but are encouraged to forward presentation materials to the Office of Planning and Partnership ten days prior to the meeting. See the full Federal Register notice for more details.
The meeting is open to the public but reservations will not be taken and seating is listed as limited. The meeting, which is scheduled to run from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m, will be held in the Herman Lay room of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, located at 1615 H Street, NW.